2017–18 División de Honor de Rugby

The 2017–18 División de Honor was the 51st season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953.

2017–18 División de Honor
Countries Spain
Date15 September 2017 to 26 May 2019
ChampionsValladolid
Runners-upEl Salvador
PromotedUBU-Colina Clinic
RelegatedGetxo Artea RT
Matches played137
Tries scored847
(average 6.2 per match)
Top point scorerValentin Cruz, 290
Top try scorerJohn Wesell Bell, 22

Valladolid won its second consecutive title, its eighth overall after defeating local arch-rivals SilverStorm El Salvador in the Final.

Competition format

The División de Honor season takes place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points are awarded according to the following:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
  • 1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer

The six teams with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches play the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams play off to take the remaining two spots.

The club which finishes bottom is relegated, while the club that finishes 11th goes into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.

Promotion and relegation

The bottom team in the standings is relegated to División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th play the relegation playoff. The top team from División de Honor B is promoted to División de Honor.

Teams

Valladolid

El Salvador
Santboiana
Bizkaia Gernika
Ordizia
Barcelona
Cisneros
Hernani
Alcobendas
Independiente
La Vila
Getxo
2017-18 División de Honor teams
Team Stadium Capacity City
Alcobendas Las Terrazas 500 Alcobendas
Bizkaia Gernika Urbieta 2,500 Gernika, Bizkaia
Complutense Cisneros Estadio Complutense 12,400 Madrid
El Salvador Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid
FC Barcelona La Teixonera 500 Barcelona
Getxo Artea R.T. Fadura 1,000 Guecho
Hernani Landare Toki 500 Hernani, Gipuzkoa
Independiente RC San Román 1,500 Santander, Cantabria
La Vila Campo de Rugby El Pantano 3,000 Villajoyosa, Valencia
Ordizia Altamira 500[1] Ordizia, Gipuzkoa
Santboiana Baldiri Aleu 4,000 Sant Boi de Llobregat
Valladolid Pepe Rojo 5,000 Valladolid

Table

Team P W D L F A +/- TF TA Bon Los Pts
1.Valladolid 222101867381+341 97 46141102
2.El Salvador 221903751342+409 108 3916197
3.Alcobendas 221516637356+281 85 4312377
4.Independiente RC 221309621559+62 81 7415575
5.Ordizia 221318626502+124 74 6910572
6.Santboiana 2211011512508+4 74 6911564
7.FC Barcelona 229013491558-67 64 7710251
8.Bizkaia Gernika 229013348455-107 47 554344
9.Complutense Cisneros 227015557617-60 76 8310142
10.CR La Vila 2267015377518-141 54 726439
11.Hernani 224018316630-314 46 895426
12.Getxo Artea R.T. 223019322854-532 41 1316323
Qualified for semi finals of playoffs
Qualified for playoffs
Relegation play-off
Relegated

Playoffs

  Quarter finals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        1 Valladolid 44  
  3 Independiente 44     3 Independiente 5    
  6 Sant Boiana 33         Valladolid 18
      El Salvador 12
        2 El Salvador 18    
  4 Alcobendas 40     4 Sanitas 12  
  5 Ordizia 33  

Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was played over two legs by Hernani, the team finishing 11th in División de Honor and Ciencias Sevilla, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Hernani won 57-48 on aggregate and remained in the División de Honor A.

Relegation/promotion playoff
11th Hernani 27 30 57
DHB Ciencias Sevilla 31 17 48

References

  1. "Estadio Altamira" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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